Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-06-30
w. c. II. U. DEPARTMENT.
EDITED by THE woMAN's CHRIS
TIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
For God, and Home, and Native
Land"

good Aduance! We mean tn,
! Ceredo ADVANCE. The editor ha.
laid in large stock of new typ,
and rs large stock of "pi," w,
. judge from the sample he gave us ;
few weeks since. He purposes tc
have home made paper through
out and this means room for w. c
L. U. This Adcance will commend
itself to the ladies. All along the
line is the work advancing. Coco
as well as evil is contagious. Our
good Brother McDougal will moi
consent to endorse all the w. c. T
U. ladies say. This would be ask
ing too much. Mrs. II. w. Smith
says: "What a tame world this
would be if all people were to
think just alike"
"lf the Prohibition Amendment,
fails who will he responsible," This
question is asked by the Vest Vir-
GINA Republican. The answer fol-
lows: "If that Amendment, is lost.
the responsibility will unquestiona
bly, rest upon the heads of the mem
bers ofthe several evangelical Chris
tan denominations" This seems to
include only the churches. Let the
different unsectarian Christian or
CARNATIONS be included and we will
say amen" We have always be-
heved that the great moral questions
OF the day must be decided by
Christians and by Christian effort.
Lon Pilchard, of Point Pleasant
says: "The State Gazette is for
temperance from the longest hair on
our head to the longest nail on
our greatest toe" How much bet.
ter to thus come out boldly and let
us know which side he is on and
not wait TO be asked.
One editor says: "Whether abso.
lutte, unrestricted prohibition is best
for West Virginia just at this time
is question with me yet unsolved.
Doubtless prohibition is best for the
State if it extends over the country
at large, and | would therefore like
to see national movement. Section
al movement is so slow and there.
fore effects but little. Yet / am
heartily in accord with all temper
ance work gotten in rightly along
this line" We wish that Mrs.
Johnson or some one whose mouth
is filled with arguments were here
to answer him.
1t seems to us that in a govern
ment constituted like ours, the best
way to secure national prohibition
is to secure prohibition in the States.
Ia fact 1t is the only way to secure
constitutional prohibition. Two.
thirds of the States must vote save"
upon constitutional amendment,
in order that it may be adopted. If
two-thirds ofthe State desire prohi
bition i'll the national constitution il
will come. We want to see it, how
ever, and we do not care to dispute
about methods. We heartily bid
"God speed" to any who are work
ing for the glorious end.
Bro. Smith, of the Inder, says the
w. Z. I. u. ladies can't have space
III his paper any longer. Bro. Smith
didn't think three times before he
spoke that time. If he hasn't al
ready done so he will be sure TO take
it back. He is too good a champ ion
of the w. c. 7. u. and the ladies
generally not to overlook an appar-
ent error or even a real one when
the cause of temperance and right
are involved.
The Brook Local says this on
PERNIcGoUs LiTERArURE.-The
best society for the suppression OF
pernicious literature is the family
The best Legislation that can be
passed for the prevention Of the sale
OF vile literature can be passed by
father and mother in joint convcn
ton assembled. Daily teaching e
love and study good and useful thing,
will bring boys and girls to detes
the opposite. These are the onl,
means by which the sale Of PERM
cious literature can ever be perma
nently and efiectually suppressed
/ The passage of laws Of the State an,
the watchfulness Of the societies 70
the suppression Of pernicious litera
ture may do some good for the you'll
who have no parents to teach them
but TO provide sound early trainini
for them would do far more.
Parents seem to relegate to tn,
day and Sabbath school teachers
the moral training Of the children
Too many parents think their worl
done when the children are clothe,
and fed. We once knew a mothe